[systemd-bugs] [Bug 66664] New: journalctl boot reporting inconsistent

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66664

          Priority: medium
            Bug ID: 66664
          Assignee: systemd-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
           Summary: journalctl boot reporting inconsistent
        QA Contact: systemd-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Severity: major
    Classification: Unclassified
                OS: Linux (All)
          Reporter: hortplumber at gmail.com
          Hardware: Other
            Status: NEW
           Version: unspecified
         Component: general
           Product: systemd

Boot-time info reported by journalctl (systemd 204-1) is often inconsistent
between essentially identical boot cycles. The inconsistencies take the form of
randomly missing messages from the journalctl output. These lacunas can make it
very challenging to understand exactly what is going during the boot sequence.

This problem is documented in detail in the following posting on the Arch
forum:

    https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=163633

The posting contains information on how to reproduce the problem.

If you prefer, I can transcribe that posting here. Just let me know and I'll be
happy to do so.

As an aside, I suspect -- but have no hard evidence -- that this issue may be
related to the oft-reported journalctl corruption issue, e.g. as reported here:

    https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1239783

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